Disclaimer: I do not own this story. I came across this story while browsing through fanfiction.net.A crossover of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Pokemon.Starring: Ash, Gary and Misty.Please enjoy!

"Well… This is odd," Ash said, blinking.

"What is?" Misty asked.

"I've reached a major landmark in my training… And… Gary isn't here to gloat about how he got there first."

"Maybe he's so far ahead you haven't caught up yet. Or perhaps you're ahead of him for once."

"I doubt it. Usually he waits so he can be just far enough ahead to taunt me. This isn't like him to not be here."

There was only silence. The next time they found themselves in a pokemon center, contacting the Professor, they made a point to ask about Gary. As it turned out, Professor Oak hadn't heard from him either, for over a week.

"So he's missing?" Misty asked.

"Yes, and I'm beginning to worry about him… It's not like Gary to just vanish. He usually draws attention, rather than trying to avoid it," the Professor replied, thoughtfully…

XXX

Gary was far from Kanto, very far. He leapt over a fallen log, panting, cape snapping about wildly behind him as he ran as fast as he could. He glanced over his shoulder. The ghoul was gaining on him. The boy muttered something under his breath; there was a flash of light and he vanished. The ghoul looked around, confused. Gary pressed himself up against the tree, not daring to move a muscle.

XXX

Misty suddenly froze. "Ash… do you see that?"

The boy stared in confusion and awe at the blue crack in the fabric of reality a short distance away. "What is it?" he whispered, going toward it.

"I don't know…" she replied, also whispering. "What are you doing?"

"Going closer to get a better look, what's it look like?"

"Are you crazy?"

"Possibly," Ash muttered, as he reached out and touched the shimmering blue oval that had spread out in front of him. His hand went through. "It feels like water…"

This caught Misty's attention. She, too, put her hand through it, and looked around the back. "My hand doesn't come out on the other side…"

"It's a portal!"

"I… didn't think that kind of magic existed… I guess, theoretically, a psychic pokemon could open a portal… What are you doing?"

"I'm going through," he said, stepping through. It was too late for Misty to stop him.

"Not without me you're not," she muttered, following him.

XXX

"Where… are we?" Ash asked, looking around the dark, gloomy forest. Pikachu looked just as baffled.

"You idiot. Think, then act! Don't act, then think!"

"Well if this was such a bad idea, why'd you follow me?"

"To keep you from getting into trouble," Misty grumbled, glaring at her friend.

"I don't nee-" Ash was cut off by a howl. They both froze. Misty reached for a pokeball and gasped.

"I-I only have one pokeball!"

"Uh! All mine are gone too!" The howling was getting closer. Misty called out her only pokemon, vaporeon. It was immediately caught in the jaws of a huge wolf. It turned into water and melted out of the creature's jaws, reforming underneath it. The wolf snarled.

"What is that?" Ash yelped.

"Is it a pokemon? I've never seen anything quite like that."

Vaporeon and the wolf circled, growling. Suddenly the wolf lunged and tore into vaporeon's shoulder. It cried out as the wolf threw it against a tree. The pokemon slumped, defeated. The wolf didn't stop attacking. It approached, snarling.

"Pikachu, help vaporeon!" Ash ordered. His pokemon jumped down and shocked the wolf. The starved canine spun around with a yelp and ran at the electric mouse, barking. Pikachu jumped out of the way; the wolf ignored it and jumped at Ash. A fireball suddenly sent it flying the other way. It landed on its side as a figure in a blue cape ran out in front of the trainers, holding a staff in one hand. The wolf snarled and tried to get up, but the figure raised a hand and the wolf was struck down by a bolt of ice, killing it.

"What are you two doing here?" the figure said, turning. It was Gary. He was wearing a blue tunic decorated with gold filigree on the chest, borders, and shoulders. He had a matching belt, slightly darker blue pants, and similarly colored boots.

"Gary? Where are we? What are you doing here? What's with the weird outfit?" Ash asked, completely lost. Gary sighed.

"It's a long, long story. This is a dangerous place; the animals here are not pokemon, and you can't expect them to play nice. They can and will kill you. Come on, both of you, with me. We're going to Darkshire."

The three young trainers followed a road through the creepy, dark woods, until they came to a hauntingly pretty town that must have been lovely at one time, but now was overtaken by shadows. The people gave the newcomers odd looks. Gary led them to a particularly large building with a sign reading 'Scarlet Raven Inn'.

"Welcome back, Gary," a female voice said, "you've got new companions. More of the Lost from your world?"

"Hello Starwisp. Yeah, they fell into Azeroth too, it seems."

"Who's she? What is she?" Ash exclaimed, blinking in shock at the girl who'd greeted Gary.

"I'm a night elf," Starwisp replied. She was tall, dressed in leather and feathers. Her skin was tinted purple, her eyes glowed silver, and her hair was long and deep blue. A grey owl sat on her shoulder. She looked about seventeen, though in reality, she was over three hundred years old. She sighed and hung her head, troubled. "First the undead begin to grow in power, now portals are opening up randomly, all by themselves, into other worlds. So many of the Lost are falling through them. I fear Azeroth, at this rate, may have the same fate as Outland."

Gary shuddered. "We'll put a stop to this before it gets that bad. Besides, they're not all opening up at the same time, so the magic of this world shouldn't overload like Outland…"

"Will someone please explain what's going on?" Misty asked. Gary and Starwisp looked at her, both with troubled expressions on their faces. The young mage began to explain, a weary look on his face.

"This is a world of magic, called Azeroth. Right now we're in Duskwood. I was preparing to flee back to Elwynn Forest, because the walking dead here are too strong for me to handle."

"I have one with me. Somehow he managed to get through the portal with me, just like both of you have one with you," Gary said, calling out an absol.

"I'm so confused," Misty said. She sighed and let her injured vaporeon out of its pokeball.

"I was, too, when I first arrived. You'll get used to it. This world… it's both terrifying and wonderful. Sometimes, it's dangerous and frightening… but sometimes it's more beautiful than you can imagine… Anyway, as Starwisp said, you'll need weapons. And we should probably get your pokemon healed. That wolf did quite a bit of damage…"

"Where are we going to do that?"

"I know of only one place… Stormwind City…"

"There are several other major cities in this world… My home city of Darnassus is on Kalimdor…" Starwisp commented.

"I hope to see much of Azeroth before we leave," Gary said, smiling a bit, "including your beloved Darnassus. More than anything here, though… I'd like to see Dalaran someday," the young mage said, an almost dreamy look on his face.

"I'm sure you will, Gary. For now, take your friends to Stormwind to be trained. But first… Come with me…"

The beautiful night elf stood and led them to the forge. She bought a pair of simple daggers for Ash and Misty, and gave them to the trainers.

"Use these wisely," she said, as she pressed the hilts lightly into the teens' hands, "though I hope you won't have to."

"Come," the mage said, "I would like to get to Stormwind… Thanks for everything, Starwisp…" The graceful huntress gave a night elf salute, which Gary returned.

"I will be in Westfall if you need me," the elf said, as she left.

The group turned and departed along the road, Gary leading the way.

"He's changed," Misty whispered to Ash.

"I noticed."

Gary looked over his shoulder, having overheard what they'd said. "A week and a half in Azeroth does that to you… It beats the cruel immaturity out of you; it teaches you not to get too cocky. I've learned more about myself in ten days here than in fourteen years in our own world, I think." Suddenly he stopped. "Ooooh, no…."

"What is it?"

"Something big!" Gary was suddenly alert. Absol growled, the fur on his neck standing up. His master turned to see what he was looking at, and the mage's eyes grew wide. "Prepare for battle!" he yelled, his hands bursting into flames. Ash and Misty pulled out the daggers Starwisp had given them, but froze in shock when they saw what was coming at them. A huge abomination, made of many corpses stitched crudely together, was lumbering toward them. A fireball struck it in the gut, and it came at Gary. Ice exploded from around his feet, locking the abomination in place. There was a flash of light as the boy teleported behind it and began casting another fireball. Misty unfroze and instinctively lunged at the undead monster. It swiped at her with the huge chain in its hand, but she dodged easily and agilely.

"Help us out, here, Ash!" she yelled, stabbing at the threads that held the abomination together. Absol bit down on the thigh of the construct and refused to let go.

"Pikachu, thunderbolt!" the trainer ordered, finally joining the fray himself, catching a thread on the monster's arm with his dagger, slicing the critical tie and thus removing a limb from the monster. The thunderbolt hit almost immediately, causing the abomination's remaining two limbs to fly outwards. The chain in one hand struck Gary across the chest just as his fireball exploded on the monster. The mage was sent flying against a tree.

"Gary?"

"I'm fine! Misty, look out!" the mage got to his feet. Misty spun and saw the axe coming down at her just in time. She darted out of the way and severed another crucial thread. The abomination toppled over. Absol tackled the girl out of the way as the monster landed where she'd been standing. The undead beast moved slower and slower, until it finally came to a complete standstill, having fallen apart too much to continue functioning. Gary smiled at his friends.

"Good job. Especially you, Misty. I think I know exactly what you two should train as…"

Ok, the previous 2 chapters are the chapters I can post fully, so here's the link for the full story, as I have promised LittleFireDragon. Admin, please delete the rest of the posts. The author has contacted me and said he had no problem, just that I need to post the link, so please don't sue me.

The group was silent and serious, even in the lighthearted atmosphere of Lion's Pride Inn. Ash was beginning to recover from the shock of killing, though a small shadow of guilt would forever remain in the deepest recesses of his heart. Misty, however, was not taking it well at all. After a while, she left the inn and stood outside, at the edge of Goldshire, staring into the forest, questioning her moral alignment. Was she truly a good person? Was she worthy of the title Paladin? What was good? What was evil? She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see who it was.

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